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Doane Observatory — Attraction in Chicago

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Doane Observatory
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Nearby attractions
Adler Planetarium
1300 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
1300 S Linn White Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Nicolaus Copernicus Monument
1521 S Linn White Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Shedd Aquarium
1200 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
12th Street Beach
Chicago, IL 60605
Museum Campus
337 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Northerly Island Park
1521 S Linn White Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Abbott Oceanarium
1200 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Wild Reef
1200 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Nearby restaurants
Cosmic Cafe
1300 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Del Campo's Tacos
1300 S Linn White Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Soundings Cafe
1200 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
The Original Rainbow Cone - Ice Cream Truck
1200 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Boat Drinks Bar & Grill
600 E Waldron Dr, Chicago, IL 60616
El Campeón Piña Colada
1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Dippin’ Dots ice Cream
1200 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Explorer Café
1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Burger End Zone
1410 Special Olympics Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Nearby local services
Field Museum Store
1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
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Doane Observatory

1300 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
4.7(68)
Open until 12:00 AM
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attractions: Adler Planetarium, Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, Shedd Aquarium, 12th Street Beach, Museum Campus, Field Museum, Northerly Island Park, Abbott Oceanarium, Wild Reef, restaurants: Cosmic Cafe, Del Campo's Tacos, Soundings Cafe, The Original Rainbow Cone - Ice Cream Truck, Boat Drinks Bar & Grill, El Campeón Piña Colada, Dippin’ Dots ice Cream, Explorer Café, Burger End Zone, local businesses: Field Museum Store
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Phone
(312) 922-7827
Website
adlerplanetarium.org
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Wed7 - 10 PMOpen

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Nearby attractions of Doane Observatory

Adler Planetarium

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

Nicolaus Copernicus Monument

Shedd Aquarium

12th Street Beach

Museum Campus

Field Museum

Northerly Island Park

Abbott Oceanarium

Wild Reef

Adler Planetarium

Adler Planetarium

4.2

(1.3K)

Open 24 hours
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Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

4.2

(1.4K)

Open 24 hours
Click for details
Nicolaus Copernicus Monument

Nicolaus Copernicus Monument

4.7

(19)

Open 24 hours
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Shedd Aquarium

Shedd Aquarium

4.5

(12K)

Closed
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Nearby restaurants of Doane Observatory

Cosmic Cafe

Del Campo's Tacos

Soundings Cafe

The Original Rainbow Cone - Ice Cream Truck

Boat Drinks Bar & Grill

El Campeón Piña Colada

Dippin’ Dots ice Cream

Explorer Café

Burger End Zone

Cosmic Cafe

Cosmic Cafe

4.2

(88)

$

Open until 9:00 PM
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Del Campo's Tacos

Del Campo's Tacos

3.4

(130)

$

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Soundings Cafe

Soundings Cafe

3.1

(66)

$

Closed
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The Original Rainbow Cone - Ice Cream Truck

The Original Rainbow Cone - Ice Cream Truck

4.3

(32)

Open until 6:00 PM
Click for details

Nearby local services of Doane Observatory

Field Museum Store

Field Museum Store

Field Museum Store

4.1

(10)

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Reviews of Doane Observatory

4.7
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4.0
3y

Overall a good experience. Was hoping for a sky show that went through the consolation and other places in the sky. BuT the show we did see talked about the 9th planet which is only theoretical at the moment. Which means we were able to learn about cutting edge space discoveries and technology. For any space nerds you have in your life that was worth...

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3.0
2y

The Doane Observatory was not that good lol they had it focused on mars and when looking through the telescope it still looked like a small dot lol. If you really want to go to the Doane, make sure it is pointed at the moon, because it's not big enough to make the stars look bigger than a dot. Alder Planetarium...

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5.0
3y

Love this place. The museum is awesome. We also got a chance to see the movie, Ninth Planet. The move was amazing. The planetarium was so cool. Highly recommend going to the planetarium. We only spent 3 hours as we had limited time. However, I could easily spend 10+ hours checking out...

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